Inferring traits from behaviors versus behaviors from traits: The induction-deduction asymmetry

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 391-404

  Maass, Anne ^a   Colombo, Anna ^a   Colombo, Alessandra ^a   Sherman, Steven J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 85047684821     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.81.3.391     Document Type: Article

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